On Independence Day, observed on August 15, the Prime Minister hoists the national flag at the Red Fort in New Delhi. Unlike unfurling, hoisting involves raising the flag from the bottom of the ...
There are five days in 2025 when flags are scheduled to be flown at half-staff. It's half-mast if you're on a ship.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, center, hoists the Sri Lankan national flag during the ...
It featured all the traditional elements of an Independence Day celebration, set within the distinctive backdrop of a thriving tea factory. The ceremony began with the hoisting of the national flag by ...
THE Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Philippines celebrated the 77th anniversary of Independence Day of Sri Lanka at the Official ...